Metallic railway-tie and means for securing the rails thereto.



No. 892,541. PATENTED JULY '7, 1908.

G. H. & G. E. MGOONVILL.

METALLIC RAILWAYTIE AND MEANS FQR SECURING THE RAILS THERETO.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 12, 1907.

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GEORGIXH. MCUONVILL AND CHARLES E. McCONVlLL, ()F CLlCVlDLA Ni), OHIO.

METALLIC RAILWAY-TIE AND MEANS FOR SECURING TEE RAILS THEBETO.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July '7, 1908.

Application filed September 12, 1907. Serial No. 392%).

.T 0 all whom it may concern:

the count of Cuyahogn and State of Ohio,

which the following is a specification.

()ur invention relates to improvcn'ients in metallic railway-ties and means for securing the rails thereto, the primary UDJQCt of the in v Vention being to provide a generally iuiproved metallic cross-tie and means for con ally-extending llanges 2. forming the upper and lower luces or bearing-sirrfuccs, respectively, of the cross-iic us shown.

A. pair of standards 3, are interposed between the webs l, of the chunnel-burs form have invented certain new and useful .lmprovemonts in Metallic Railway Ties and Means for Securing the Rails lhcrcto oi 1 necting the rails thereto, and which will, at 5 the some time, be exceedingly simple in construction, cheep of manufacture, and ellicient in use.

The invention relates more particularly to the fastening device for fastening the ruil to the metallic crosstie, designed not only lo securely hold and maintain the rail ir proper position on the cross-tie, but providing means whereby the mils may be readily and quickly removed and replaced in their proper position in track construction work.

\Vith these and other ends in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and cmnbiinition of parts, hereinnftcr described, illustrzuflcd in the accompanying drawings, and nu'ticuhu'ly pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings, forming at partof this specification, Figure l, is n perspective View of the improved metallic cross-tie show ing rails securely held in proper position by means of the improved fastening device. Fig. 2, a side elevation of one end of the crosstie, the rail being shown in cross section. Fig. 3, a central longitudinal view, one member or channel-bin" of the cr sstie being removed, showing the members of the fusten- Fig. 4, n pers )ective view of the movable camnctnutedruiffnstening member. Fig. 5, a perspective view of the cum-heard and revoluble bolt.

Similar characters of reference designate like parts throughout all the ligures of the drawings.

ing the cross-tie and secured thereto by means of rivet-bolts 4, which not onlv serve so secure the standards :1, but unite the chunnel-bnr members forming the cross'lie.

The standards 3.3, terminate in hooked brace-hemls 5, extending ubove the upper face of the cross-tic, nnd on the outer sides of the ails. The lower portion of the bracehends take over the base lh'rnges (S, of the rail and the sides of the brnccdicnds abut or impiugeuguinst the webs 7, thus securely brucing the rolls and preventingtheir spreading.

Each rail is securely fastened in its proper position upon the upper face of the cross-tie and relative to the brscc-lunul .3, impinging against its outer side, by menus of n cum-21ctuated movable mcmber S, interposed between thewebs l. of the clnumcl-lmr members and pivotnlly-sccurml thereto by means of trunnions nt its lower or base cndlnlring into llean-irig-openings 10, in the webs l, of the channel-Inn's. The upper or free end of the. movable member terminates in a hooked hcnd ll. :iduplcd lo norn'nilh take over thc bnsc lhingc (l, on the inner side of the rail, opposite the brace-head 5, the flat surface a, of the recess 12, (see Fig. 4) uduptcd to impinge nbovc the inner flange and the base or inner portion b, of said recess, being udsptcd to receive and bear against the extreme edge of said inner llnnge in moving the rail firmly against the opposite bracwhend and maintaining the some in proper position by the actuating and locking mechanism to be now described.

The movable member 8. is moved, and locked in its normal or engaging position with the rail. by'meuus of n cum-head 1;), at the rear of said member 8. and in operative relationship therewith between lhc webs l, of the chnnucl-bnr members of the cross-tie b v menus of :1 beuring-bolt ll, mounted in suitable bearing-opcnings in said webs l.

' One end of the bearing-boll l-l. proiccls beyond one side of the web of one of the chunncl-bzu' members. and is provided with n suunre head 14. curr 'ing n rnn'hcl-wheel 15. The heuringboh ll. curnviug the cumhcnd 1:"), and ruwhelovhcel 13 is :uluptcd to be revolved. preferably by lillzllls of u wrench taking over the projecting snare end or head 14, whereby the movab e member 8, may be manipulated.

The cam-head 13, is preferably formed integral with the bolt 14, and, together with the movable member 8, when in its normal engaging position with the rail, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, is locked by means of a connection with the accompanying drawings,

the operation and advantages of our invention will be readily understood.

Having thus described our invention, without having attempted to set forth all the forms in which it may be made, or all the modes of its use, we declare that what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,-

1. A railway-tie and rail fastener, comprising a pair of channel-bars, standards secured toand interposed between the webs of said channel-bars and terminating in braceheads, piv otallyenounted members interosed between said webs and terminating in iiooked heads opposite said brace heads, cam-heads revolubly-mounted in operative relationship with said pivotally-mounted members, and means for locking said camheads in engagement with said movable members.

2. A rail-fastener for railway-ties, comprising a fixed standard secured to the tie and terminating in a brace-head, a movable member provided at its lower end withtrunnions mounted in the body portion of said tie and terminating at its upper end in a hooked-head opposite said brace-head, and a revoluble cam impinging against said movable member and moving saidhooked-head into and out of engagement with the rail.

3. A railway-tie and rail-fastener, comprising channel-ba'rs, standards secured to the tie, movable members pivotally-mounted between said channel-bars and terminating in hooked-heads opposite said brace-heads, and actuating-cams mounted between said channel-bars and in operative relationship with said movable members. I p

4. A railwaytie and rail-fastener, comprising a pair of channel-bars having their webs facing toward each other, standards secured to the tie and terminating in braceheads, movable members pivotally-mounted and inter osed between the webs of said channel'- ars and terminating in hookedheads opposite said brace-heads, cams rotatably-mounted at the rear of said movable members, and means for locking said cams in engagement with said movable members.

In testimony whereof we have ailixed our signatures, in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE H. MCCONVILL. CHARLES E. I\1[(:()()NVILL.

l/Vitnesses:

O. (J. BILLMAN, MAX J. FARBER. 

